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Right Off the Grid - Montreal Condo Delivers Beloved Triplex With High-Level Environmental Standard
May 23, 2010
Right Off the Grid - Montreal Condo Delivers Beloved Triplex With High-Level Environmental Standards 
Green Lifestyle  (tags: eco-friendly, energy, conservation, green, greenproducts,ecosystems, CO2emissions, Sustainabililty, technology, sustainable, environment ) 
 Michael - 1 hour ago - montrealgazette.com 
The Montreal triplex has moved into the 21st century. Through its many incarnations from simple cold-water walkups to ornate three-storey flats with stained-glass windows, the ubiquitous triplex has never looked quite so environmentally aware.
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Posted: May 23, 2010 6:42am
Red Bluff School Goes 100% Off The Grid With Solar
Mar 31, 2010

"Construction of a solar energy system that will supply power to the Red Bluff Union High School District is set to begin.

Solar Development, Inc. will build and maintain the system. The district will purchase power points from the company, which will enable the district to operate off the grid, said maintenance director Joe Kittle."

This is an exciting new development.. Why? It shows how even a very high power using facility, such as this school, can get 100% off the grid, using no money, and costing taxpayers O. 
How is it done? The school signed a contract to buy power from Solar Development for the next twenty years, at a rate lower than PGE charges now. In return, the solar company funds the construction, installation and maintenance of the system. The power generated should be enough to zero out the power bill of the school...
Think of the possibilities..... anyone with enough property who is willing to sign a 20 year contract should be able to do the same thing. Throw in an electric car and it may be possible to zero out all carbon emissions from a business, home and car. 
This is HUGE.... 
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